How To Fix VK187 - Sales order type & is not assigned to a billing type

VK187 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VK - Pflege und Bearbeitung von Konditionen

• Message number: 187

• Message text: Sales order type & is not assigned to a billing type

What causes this issue?

The system tried to assign Standard order &V1& to an agreement type (a
rebate agreement, for example). No billing type for the order-related
billing, however, has been assigned to the standard order which you
have chosen. This order type is essential to make a correction or
settlement.

System Response

The system does not allow any further processing with this order type.

How to fix this error?

Either choose another order type or change the order type which you
have already chosen by maintaining in Standard order &V1& the billing
type for the order-related billing.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VK187 - Details

• The SAP error message VK187 indicates that a specific sales order type is not assigned to a billing type. This error typically occurs when you attempt to create a billing document (like an invoice) for a sales order, but the system cannot find a valid billing type associated with the sales order type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The sales order type you are using is not configured in the system to be associated with a billing type.
  Incorrect Sales Order Type: The sales order type may not be intended for billing or may have been incorrectly entered.
  Custom Development: If there are custom developments or modifications in the system, they might have affected the standard configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the VK187 error, you need to ensure that the sales order type is correctly assigned to a billing type. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the following path: